Ford’s 2025 Police Interceptor now has a typical hybrid powertrain
Ford not sells Explorer hybrid to customers
A non-hybrid V-6 and twin-turbo V-6 stay optionally available for police-spec Explorers
Ford has made a hybrid powertrain normal in its Explorer-derived police automobile for the 2025 mannequin yr.
The hybrid powertrain was beforehand optionally available within the police car, which is formally generally known as the Ford Police Interceptor Utility, however is now the default alternative. Ford beforehand provided a civilian Explorer Hybrid, however discontinued it after the 2024 mannequin yr. A return of the Explorer Hybrid stays “into consideration,” Ford spokesperson Dan Barbossa lately instructed Inexperienced Automobile Experiences.
Hybrids use a 3.3-liter V-6 and electrical motor built-in with a 10-speed computerized transmission, for a mixed 318 hp and 322 lb-ft of torque. A 1.5-kwh battery pack below the rear seat feeds the electrical motor. Ford continues to supply the three.3-liter V-6 with out the hybrid system, rated at 285 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, and a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 producing 400 hp and 415 lb-ft of torque, as choices on the Interceptor Utility for 2025.
2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Ford famous that hybrid powertrains are a very good match for police vehicles, as they’ll proceed to run onboard gear even when the gasoline engine is switched off. Within the Police Interceptor Utility, this will save as much as 838 gallons of gas per yr, the automaker claims. Ford estimates that this interprets to $17,500 in financial savings over a six-year possession time period, with gasoline costs at $3.50 per gallon.
The Police Interceptor Utility receives different updates for 2025, together with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and extra normal driver aids, however it didn’t get the identical styling refresh civilian Explorers obtain for the brand new mannequin yr. It additionally retains the portrait-oriented central touchscreen that the 2025 Explorer ditches in favor of a landscape-format display screen.
2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Ford launched the current-generation Police Interceptor Utility for the 2020 mannequin yr alongside the present technology of the civilian Explorer. Michigan State Police testing on the time confirmed the hybrid to be the quickest police SUV then on sale, however not the quickest general.
Ford was providing hybrid police vehicles for years earlier than that. It launched its first pursuit-rated hybrid cop automobile based mostly on the Fusion Hybrid sedan in 2017. In 2021 the automaker additionally unveiled a Mustang Mach-E police testbed, which the NYPD subsequently expressed curiosity in. The earlier technology of the Ford Escape Hybrid, though not provided in an official police package deal, had additionally been a favourite with parking bureaus and personal safety patrols.